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CVE-2003-0098
Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges, possibly via format strings in a request to a slave server.
Published: Mar 3, 2003
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| apcupsd | apcupsd | * < 3.8.6 |
| apcupsd | apcupsd | * ≥ 3.10.0 < 3.10.5 |
| debian | debian_linux | 2.2 |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-9xf5-hxpg-rcfj
Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote attackers...
References (22)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt Broken Link
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=137900 Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-277 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11334.php Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:018 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_022_apcupsd.html Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6828 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7200 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-015.0.txt Broken Link
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/apcupsd/apcupsd/src/apcnisd.c.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://hsj.shadowpenguin.org/misc/apcupsd_exp.txt Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006108 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
10.0 / 10
EPSS Score
5.17%
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.6 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub